Temporary Sponsored Visa features
• Limited to 15,000 visas per year
• Maximum 10 years cumulative stay permitted
• Parent not required to depart during validity of the visa
• Multiple entries permitted
• May be eligible for a second TSPV, however, sponsor must also re-apply to be family sponsor
• Must leave Australia for 90 consecutive days before making the second TSPV application, although sponsor can request the applicant be permitted to lodge onshore in specific circumstances
• Condition 8103 – ‘no work’ will be applied to the visa
Application charges
• Sponsorship – $420
• Three year validity visa – $5000, with first instalment $1,000 and second instalment prior to visa grant of $4,000
• Five year validity – $10,000, with first instalment $1,000 and second instalment prior to visa grant of $9,000
Family sponsorship framework
The parent sponsor must be:
• at least 18 years old
• be the biological, adoptive, or step child of the parent, may also include the parent of a deceased spouse or de facto parent
• be an Australian citizens, PR or eligible NZ citizen and not be an ineligible sponsor
• only sponsor two parents at any one time
• have a minimum household taxable income threshold of $83,454.80
• have no debts to the Commonwealth or outstanding public health debts
• the family sponsor must be approved before the visa application can be lodged.
Sponsorship obligations of the parent sponsor
Obligations remain in effect for the life of the visa and beyond in some cases, and include:
• liability for any outstanding public health debts incurred by the parent before they depart Australia or are granted a permanent visa.to support sponsored parents financially and provide accommodation
• to keep and provide records when requested
• to notify the Department when certain events occur e.g. if the sponsor is charge with or convicted of an offence, becomes the subject of an AVO or incurs a debt to the Commonwealth
• prior to sponsorship approval, agree to disclose the sponsor’s criminal or family violence history or conviction to the sponsored parent.
• agree to sharing of information with other Commonwealth and State and Territory agencies
Other features and requirements
• sponsored parent must also have genuine access to funds sufficient to meet the costs and expenses of their intended stay in Australia (NB amount not yet specified)
• no balance of family test will be applied
• no sponsorship bond will be required
• sponsored parents will be required to maintain adequate health insurance for the duration of their stay in Australia
• sponsors will be required to pay in full any outstanding public health debts incurred by their parent
• the sponsored parent will also be required to disclose any criminal history particularly offences related to family violence
• sponsorship or visa refusal will be reviewable – Part 5- reviewable decisions under s338 of the Migration Act
Not a pathway to permanent residence
To prevent this visa being used as a pathway to permanent residency, Subclass 870 visa holders or previous holders who have not departed Australia, are prevented from applying for the following visas:
Parent – Class AX
Aged Parent – Class BP
Contributory Parent – Class CA
Contributory Aged Parent – Class DG
Contributory Parent (temporary) – Class UT
This article is written only as general information from information from the Migration Institute of Australia until 30 April 2019 and not as a substitute for immigration advice. If you need more accurate information about the possibility of obtaining an Australian visa, you can contact Yapit Japoetra, MARN 0213101 (YNJ Migration Consultants) at (03) 9650 0895 or other registered migration agents.
Yapit Japoetra (MARN 0213101) is a registered migration agent since 2002 from Indonesia and has more than 16 years of experience in immigration law and can assist you in visa application process or provide advice on how to obtain permanent resident and other visas in Australia. For more information, please contact Yapit Japoetra at YNJ Migration Consultants at (03) 9650 0895 or email yapit@tpg.com.au.
Yapit Japoetra – MARN 0213101 – YNJ Migration Consultants
